@Jim-from-Ohio So, "I hope this finds you well" started out during Covid, which is still around although much of the world is in denial.  It was a real expression of fear that someone was not well and perhaps on a respirator and not expected to respond.  So, it doesn't offend me.  What offends me is when someone says "bless you" when I sneeze, following a custom that dates back to the Plague Years.

So @PATAX I haven't noticed people starting sentences with meaningless syllables. Not something I ever do, though.